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On 6 November, Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius KUBILIUS will present the state of play of the Defence readiness agenda–2030 and the priorities for 2026 to SEDE Members. Members will discuss next steps in the implementation of EU defence readiness, including the recently proposed Defence Readiness Roadmap. Following this item, Members will discuss the current challenges facing UN Peacekeeping missions with Jean-Pierre LACROIX, UN Under-Secretary-General Department of Peace Operations.
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On 6 November, the SEDE Committee will hold, jointly with the FEMM Committee, a public hearing on the 25th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace and Security" as part of the EP Gender Equality week. This hearing will be an opportunity to take stock on the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. ....
The first part of the hearing will focus on Ukraine, with Ukrainian speakers sharing their own experience following Russia's full-scale war of aggression.
Further details will follow in due course.
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On 5 November, the SEDE Committee will hold a public hearing on "EU strategic Defence and Security Partnerships", where experts will assess the current CSDP defence partnerships and put forward recommendations for the future, in line with the Strategic Compass and in view of strengthening the European Defence Union and relations with key defence partners. This hearing will be followed by the presentation of a draft report on "EU Strategic Defence and Security Partnerships".
Programme
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On 5 November, the SEDE Committee will hold a public hearing on "EU strategic Defence and Security Partnerships", where experts will assess the current CSDP defence partnerships and put forward recommendations for the future, in line with the Strategic Compass and in view of strengthening the European Defence Union and relations with key defence partners. This hearing will be followed by the presentation of a draft report on "EU Strategic Defence and Security Partnerships".
Location : SPAAK 1A2
Programme
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On 6 November, the SEDE Committee will hold, jointly with the FEMM Committee, a public hearing on the 25th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace and Security" as part of the EP Gender Equality week. This hearing will be an opportunity to take stock on the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
The first part of the hearing will focus on Ukraine, with Ukrainian speakers sharing their own experience following Russia's full-scale war of aggression.

Further details will follow in due course.
Location : SPINELLI 3G3
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Ohne Änderungen droht die Ablehnung des Haushaltsplans. Der Co-Chefunterhändler des Parlaments, Siegfried Mureșan, nennt vier Szenarien: Ablehnung durch das Parlament, Rückzug des Vorschlags, Änderungen oder politische Zusagen.

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Bislang dementierte der beliebte Freizeitpark Gerüchte um den Abriss der beliebten Achterbahn Euro-Mir. Nun ist klar, sie kommt weg – zumindest in der heutigen Form.

Die Auto Zürich präsentiert vom 30. Oktober bis 2. November eine Vielzahl von Fahrzeugen – darunter auch exklusive Hochleistungsmodelle. Von limitierten Sonderausgaben bis zu historischen Ikonen bietet die Messe einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Automobilwelt.

Vor der Parlamentswahl am Mittwoch suchen die Parteien der politischen Mitte nach einem Ausweg aus der Polarisierung – und setzen auf ein Bündnis nach deutschem Vorbild: eine „Große Koalition“.

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For now, the central bank is "in a good place", ECB President Christine Lagarde said

The 38-year-old man acknowledged his role in the scandal during questioning by prosecutors

A group of eight MEPs from the European Parliament’s Committee on Development and Subcommittee on Human Rights begin a three-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today.
Committee on Development

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In today's edition: global health funds, spy affair, human twin

Plus Japan-inspired RESourceEU, airport drone defences, and military mobility

Next AFET committee meeting will be held on:

• Tuesday 4 November, room SPAAK 3C50, Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2026
Meeting documents
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Willkommen bei Rapporteur! Jeden Tag liefern wir Ihnen die wichtigsten Nachrichten und Hintergründe aus der EU- und Europapolitik. In der heutigen Ausgabe: Haushalt: Europaabgeordneter kündigt an: Kommission will ihren Zwei-Billionen-Euro-Vorschlag überarbeiten. Niederlande: Geert Wilders gilt als Favorit für den Wahlsieg – wird aber wohl nicht Premierminister. Erde: EU berät mit China über Auswege im Handel […]